Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[sumdumguy]

In our gumbo I sure notice the fields are one continuous rumble strip. What wires, sensors, computer components can take 350 hours of bouncing, jiggling, jarring? Discers didn’t leave those ridges to bounce over for the rest of the year. After discers came smooth harrowing at an angle and the fields were flat as a pancake. Just a thought. Don’t mean to offend, just wondering why so much seek and find ( or maybe no find).

[furrowtickler]

It seems high, but some older guys just want durable equipment that doesn't shut down because of a little sensor failure that requires a 150/hr technician plus mileage to get you going again.

They've just had enough of the bs.

You bring up a very good point ... then add mileage at horrendous rates and double it .
Ag dealerships charge more per hour than NASA .

[SASKFARMER]

Weather looks like more rain and snow for us coming Monday and Tuesday. Canola has been a struggle good thing we took the wheat when we did. All dry and good. Canola so far was dry but today if it flows it goes. The dryer will start up. Should have about 800 acres left tonight. Forgot the mile stip.

[SASKFARMER]

Yep, I can just see how well things will go with the last two rain events. Ah, farming.

[Guest]

missin most of it here in the swamp

[farmaholic]

We have a small pasture that we help/share the maintenance of the fence with the tennent. After last night's rain I thought I'd take the opportunity to put some poles in, frost is kinda out, so I go out with the trusty crow bar and think I'm going to replace the two poles I knew were broke off....there were more upon inspection. Some snapped off when they were given a good back and forth jerk. I'm getting too old and out of shape after a long lazy winter..... I have a carpenter's belt that holds the staples and the fencing pliers.....I could barely latch the clasp around my waist...it was tight. I never adjusted it as a reminder I need to be in better shape. Middle age spread sucks. Oh yea, I don't have a post pounder and never used a mallet....they were pushed in with a front-end loader with the bucket full of dirt.....no trouble. Not a big job.

What I wanted to point out was there was no mosquitos, no crocuses, no ticks and grass is slow for May 3rd. Trees still seem to be asleep too.

[rumrocks]

We have a small pasture that we help/share the maintenance of the fence with the tennent. After last night's rain I thought I'd take the opportunity to put some poles in, frost is kinda out, so I go out with the trusty crow bar and think I'm going to replace the two poles I knew were broke off....there were more upon inspection. Some snapped off when they were given a good back and forth jerk. I'm getting too old and out of shape after a long lazy winter..... I have a carpenter's belt that holds the staples and the fencing pliers.....I could barely latch the clasp around my waist...it was tight. I never adjusted it as a reminder I need to be in better shape. Middle age spread sucks. Oh yea, I don't have a post pounder and never used a mallet....they were pushed in with a front-end loader with the bucket full of dirt.....no trouble. Not a big job.

What I wanted to point out was there was no mosquitos, no crocuses, no ticks and grass is slow for May 3rd. Trees still seem to be asleep too.

If the belt was made out of leather, it probably shrank over winter.

But if it was made out of a cloth material . . . . . remember a full bin never tips over in a wind storm.

[farmaholic]

If the belt was made out of leather, it probably shrank over winter.

But if it was made out of a cloth material . . . . . remember a full bin never tips over in a wind storm.

LOL...it must have shrunk. That's the only logical explanation.

I don't have a real low center of gravity so afew extra pounds in the wind tunnel does come in handy.
I used to be able to split the wind more than I do now...

[sumdumguy]

You’ll have more ‘to go on’ if things get a bit rougher.

[farmaholic]

You’ll have more ‘to go on’ if things get a bit rougher.

Without the Rider's to watch I won't be gorging on my BIG bowl of heavily "buttered" popcorn....like fattening up a steer, I might lose weight or find another excuse to indulge.

[farmaholic]

Ghetto factoids....
Pea Seeding start dates:

2014, May 9
2015, April 29
2016, April 29
2017, May 1
2018, May 3
2019, May 3
2020, May 6

[woodland]

Ghetto factoids....
Pea Seeding start dates:

2014, May 9
2015, April 29
2016, April 29
2017, May 1
2018, May 3
2019, May 3
2020, May 6

Over that timeframe our start dates for seeding anything ranged from April 26 to June 1. You’re much more “regular” than I apparently. Hoping to start maybe this weekend here on some light ground as long as the rain forecast for Thursday disappears (not likely though) from the forecast.

P.S. I noticed that 2020 is starting tomorrow ........... Mother Nature would sabotage my plans if I threw an exact date out there for the world to see. She’s a real ruthless ***** at times.

Good luck🍀

[farmaholic]

Thanks woodland. I hope the Machinery Gods are kind as well. They've already tested my patience this spring.

[SASKFARMER]

Now with the main event coming again Sat/Sunday it looks like next week is a go. Should finish harvest if we get today till Sat. But rain went over last night, at least radar said it did.